A counterbalanced sit-down lift truck is also called a standard lift truck. It is the vehicle that most people envision in their mind when they visualize a lift truck or a forklift. This particular machinery come in any of the tire types such as solid or pneumatic options along with different kinds of fuel like for instance diesel, gas, and electric models. It has a variety of attachment options, weight capacities and lift heights.
The workhorses within most warehouses are the smaller 3000 pound to 4000 pound trucks. If you are only able to have one truck and are running a smaller operation, this is an ideal choice as it is a very practical alternative. The standard forklift is a wide aisle truck which needs at least 11' aisles to turn in. The aisle's width is determined by the truck size, the turn radius as well as the load size. Options and attachments that are available comprise slip sheet attachments, hydraulic clamps, fork shifts and side shifts.
Reach Truck
The reach truck is also known as a straddle reach, double-deep reach and stand-up reach. The reach truck is a narrow aisle truck specifically designed used for racked pallet storage. This model measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck has telescoping forks and utilizes outriggers in front as well as a hydraulic scissors-type device. The hydraulic scissors type of mechanism enables you to pick up the load and retract it over the outriggers. This design allows the operator to turn in a narrower aisle by reducing the truck's overall load length.
The double-deep reach trucks allow the operator to store pallets 2 deep in a uniquely designed double-deep rack. This outcome is provided by a specially extended reach mechanism. Reach trucks are designed for racking areas only. They do not work well for loading trucks or for quickly transporting loads over distances. These types of reach trucks make particular simple work of some specific heavy-duty applications.